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backup, as well as replicating and recovering virtualized data either locally or from
the cloud.

SmartMotion is the third core technology of Pancetera’s Unite data protection platform for
virtual machines. It follows SmartRead and SmartView, which were included when the startup launched
Unite last August.

SmartMotion contains components of the SmartRead technology that cleanses the data of wasted
space or swap files to reduce disk
I/O.

SmartMotion allows virtual machines to push data out directly to any network-attached storage
(NAS) target, without the need for staging servers that host virtual
backup software such as PHD Virtual Technologies, Quest Software’s vRanger or Veeam Software.
Such products often work in conjunction with physical servers hosting backup software, requiring
organizations to use two backup applications.

“You hear from customers that they don’t want to have multiple backup products in their
environments. With SmartMotion, you point to a NAS target and the virtual
machine moves the data to the NAS device,” said Jeff Drescher, Pancetera’s vice president of
marketing. “The data sits on the NAS box and it looks like files, so the physical backup software
knows what data is being backed up. You see the virtual environment through a file system from a
backup standpoint. You see different directories. You can click on a file and restore it.”

Taneja Group senior analyst Jeff Boles said because most data backup devices have NAS
interfaces, the NAS device hosting the Pancetera SmartMotion can push out data to the backup media
device. “Pancetera looks at the data and chooses what to read off the disk. You are just seeing the
right data to protect,” Boles said. “The interesting thing for Pancetera is this is the first time
somebody is offering a solution for virtual infrastructure data protection that can push data
directly from the virtual infrastructure to data protection storage.”

SmartMotion also lets managed service providers create hot standbys of virtual machines, locally
or in the cloud, to build disaster recovery services.

Pancetera SmartMotion costs $495 per socket or $99 per virtual machine. It can be purchased as a
standalone product or part of the Pancetera Unite platform with SmartRead and SmartView.